My book, “Choose Stocks Wisely,” is all about the importance of the balance sheet equity (described as Stockholders’ Equity on the balance sheet) toward properly evaluating the quality and worth of a share of common stock. When you buy a share of common stock in a company, you are buying a share of the equity. So, analyzing the balance sheet equity of a company before investing money into that company is not only logical but also essential.

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